Aurora Marion

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Aurora Marion
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Born (1985-12-22) 22 December 1985 (age 40)
Uccle, Belgium
OccupationsFilm and stage actress
Years active2011–present

Aurora Marion (born 22 December 1985) is a Belgian-Rwandan and Greek actress. [1] She is the daughter of the Greek actor Kostas Arzoglou and Belgian actress Estelle Marion. [2] She began working in theatre after developing an interest in acting, before making her film debut in Almayer's Folly (2011), which earned her a Magritte Award nomination in the category of Most Promising Actress. [3] The film was directed by Chantal Akerman and is an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1895 novel of the same name.

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Marion later starred in Stephan Streker's film A Wedding (2016), which premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. [4] At the 8th Magritte Awards, the film received eight nominations and won two, including Best Supporting Actress for Marion. [5] She portrayed Noor Inayat Khan in the BBC series Doctor Who .

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Almayer's Folly NinaNominated—Magritte Award for Most Promising Actress
2012 The Capsule WomanShort film
2016 The Airport Jackie
2016 A Wedding Hina Kazim Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actress
2017 Success Story Girl
2019 Back Held Hands Minnale
2020 Doctor Who Noor Inayat Khan Episode: "Spyfall, Part Two"
2023 Life's a Bitch Greta

References

  1. ↑ "Aurora Marion". AuroraMarion.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Aurora Marion | Η Ελληνοβελγίδα κόρη του Κώστα Αρζόγλου είναι μία εξωτική καλλονή". MissBloom (in Greek). 12 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Les nominés aux Magritte du cinéma sont connus". La Libre Belgique (in French). January 10, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ "A Wedding". TIFF. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Huon, Julie (January 11, 2018). "Les Magritte, nouvelle ère". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved January 16, 2018.